Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Emissary # 28 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

When Lucifer retires from his role as ruler of Hell, Dream becomes the unlikely caretaker of the Key To Hell. Shortly after Dream takes possession of the key, emissaries from various cultures and pantheons gather in hopes of obtaining the ownership of Hell for their own uses.

This woman is one of those emissaries.

She is one of many who is waiting for Dream’s decision regarding the ownership of Hell.

This Emissary appears in a large gathering of the emissaries in Sandman # 27, on page 5.

Friday, November 2, 2018

Man # 150 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

After Kathy died and Prez finished his presidential obligation he retired away from the public and became a bit reclusive, living in his hometown of Steadfast. He eventually decided to leave Steadfast and told no one that he was leaving or where he was going.

One day Prez died. Nobody knew where or how, but everyone knew that he died because America was not as great as it had once been.

This man is one of the people who wore a black armband to show his mourning for Prez.

He appears in Sandman # 54, on page 19, in panel 2.

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Demon # 256 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

This Demon is one of the many demons that appear in the Hellfire Club as Dream and Choronzon duel.

He is in Sandman # 4 on page 17, panel 8. He is sitting at a table with several other demons that look similar.

Serial Killer # 49 (illustrated by Nicole Ingram)

In Sandman # 14, a host of serial killers descend upon a quiet hotel for a convention for people who take pleasure in killing others.

This convention is eerily similar to other conventions, both professional and fan conventions in the sense that they have panels and discussions regarding a variety of topics relating to death and killing.

This particular serial killer attended the opening ceremonies of the convention where Nimrod gives his speech, laying down the rules of the convention.

This Serial Killer appears in Sandman # 14, on page 13, in panel 5.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Creature In The Woods (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In A Game Of You, Barbie, Luz, Prinado and Wilkinson are traveling to the Brightly Shining Sea.

They travel through the snowy mountains, narrowly avoiding the Black Guard. When they reach the forest, they eat some fruit and then enter the forest as it begins to get dark.

This creature is one of the residents of the forest. It was watching them as they passed.

The creature appears in Sandman # 35, on page 13, in panel 2.

Dead Raven (illustrated by Max Rugers)

After the death of her kittens, the storyteller cat felt betrayed by her humans and that she was subordinate to her humans.

She prayed to the darkness and to the king of cats and she dreamed.

She journeyed into The Dreaming and encountered a Dead Raven who asked her why she came to the Heart Of The Dreaming. She explained that she came for justice, revelation and wisdom.

The Raven explained that she would not find justice or wisdom in dreams, but she might find revelation, but it would take a strong heart to find it. He told her to go to the mountain. In the mountain lived the Cat of Dreams.

The Dead Raven appears in Sandman # 18, on page 10 and 11.

Monday, October 29, 2018

Corpse # 6 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In The Kindly Ones, Thessaly found Lyta Hall as she wandered the streets aimlessly after the supposed death of her son. She took her back to her apartment and placed her in a protection circle because she knew, with the events that had been put into motion, Morpheus would be searching for Lyta, possibly to kill her.

Thessaly fell asleep and dreams of people hanging from silver chains, hooks puncturing their skin and she feels a flicker of sadness and regret.

When she awakes she sees Dream standing before her.

The dream is something very reminiscent of the Hellraiser films, but I suspect that Thessaly has never seen those movies. Perhaps this is a nightmare of remembrance of things past…or perhaps it is simply a nightmare.

This character is one of the corpses hanging in Thessaly’s nightmare.

He appears in Sandman # 65, on page 18, in panel 3.